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Artist's Statement

I am drawn to stories of courageous people who take risks and stand up with dignity for their principles. These visual essays commemorate brave individuals around the world whose human rights have been violated.  I hope the viewer will pause, and listen again, to those forgotten after a few days in the headlines.  Their stories are humbling. Witness the courage and remember the names; find hope in their lives.

About

Phyllis has been active in the St. Louis art scene for many years. She was instrumental in developing Craft Alliance in its early days when her art was mainly fiber based. Upon returning to full-time teaching of art, she started working in a more painterly way in mixed media. Her interest in political art started in the battle to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in Missouri. Text has been important in her work since that time.

Study trips through India and China with the International Education Consortium and travel in Indonesia furthered her interest in human rights and diverse cultures.

She received her BFA at Southern Illinois University/Carbondale and MAT at Webster University. She is a retired art teacher from University City High School.

Educational Honors

Fulbright to India; Freeman Foundation Grant to China

Exhibitions

Message Series/Human Rights, Schmidt Art Center, Featured Artist, Belleville, IL 2007 

Human Rights Series Emerson Unitarian Universalist Chapel, St. Louis, MO 2007

Teachers and Students Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO 2004

Featured Artist Fleishman-Hillard Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2003

Contemporary Women Artists of St. Louis XII St. Louis Women’s Caucus for Art 2002

Conversation Pieces -Text in Contemporary Craft Craft Alliance Invitational Exhibit, St. Louis, MO 2002

The Exhibition Art St. Louis XVII, Honorable Mention, St. Louis, MO 2001

75 Year Odyssey/The Weavers’ Guild of St. Louis, Retrospective, St. Louis, MO 2001

Full Circle Eliot Chapel Gallery, Kirkwood, MO 2000

Indigenous Culture, Fine Craft from the St. Louis Region Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO 2000

East Meets West, An Exhibition of Asian-Western Art St. Louis Artist’s Guild, St. Louis, MO 2000

Contemporary Women Artists XI St. Louis Women’s Caucus for Art, St. Louis, MO 1999

One Woman Exhibit: “Message Series” The Ethical Society, St. Louis, MO 1999

National Art Education Assoc. Electronic Exhibit NAEA, Washington, DC 1999

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